That would be Washington, DC. Home of our federal government and what should be a shining example of following the Constitution and Bill of Rights.

Should be, but isn’t.

DC issues first gun-carry permits

The District of Columbia has issued its first concealed handgun carry permits. As of January 26, there are eight civilians who can legally carry a firearm in the nation’s capital. Currently, more permit applicants have been denied than approved. 

It took a federal court order to get the get the city, through the Metropolitan Police, to agree to issue permits. Or, follow the Constitution and  Supreme Court decisions. As I said, dragged kicking and screaming.

The District of Columbia has issued its first concealed handgun carry permits. As of January 26, there are eight civilians who can legally carry a firearm in the nation’s capital. Currently, more permit applicants have been denied than approved. 

No hard numbers are given, but it’s disheartening that the vast majority of applicants are denied their rights.

The City Council adopted a “may issue” law which featured a myriad of restrictions, imposed 18 hours of training requirements, cost $110 in application fees, and required applicants prove to city officials their need to carry a firearm.

When people start blathering about how this is appropriate I ask them to try this on for size.

The City Council adopted a “may issue” law which featured a myriad of restrictions, imposed 18 hours of training requirements, cost $110 in application fees, and required applicants prove to city officials their need to write a letter to the editor, vote, invoke their right to counsel, go to the church of their choice, or require the police to produce a warrant before a search.

Apparently some of the Rights enumerated in the Constitution and Bill of Rights are more sacrosanct that others.

Of course there are those politicians who would love to be able to curtail all of those other Rights as well, but that’s a different story.

I expect, and hope, that there will be more litigation around this issue.